Your division has been asked to compile a recommendation for the price point for an innovative software application. You need to know how much customers will be willing to pay and under what circumstances. Conduct a scientific experiment. Access traditional sources and electronic sources. Conduct primary research for firsthand information. Routine tasks often require informal research methods.

Answer:

:Conduct a Scientific experiment

Explanation:

From the question, we are given an instance, whereby Your division has been asked to compile a recommendation for the price point for an innovative software application. You need to know how much customers will be willing to pay and under what circumstances. In this case you need to

Conduct a scientific experiment. An experiment can be regarded as

a procedure that is been carried out so that an hypothesis can be validated or refuted. It gives an insight about cause-and-effect so that the outcomes can be known if some of the favors in the experiment is manipulated.

Quality improvement, relevant costs, relevant revenues. SpeedPrint manufactures and sells 18,000 high-technology printing presses each year. The variable and fixed costs of rework and repair are as follows:
Variable Cost Fixed Cost Total Cost
Rework Cost per hr. $79 $115 $194
Repair Cost
Customer Support cost/hr. 35 55 90
Transportation Cost/load 350 115 465
Warranty repair cost/hour 89 150 239
Speed Print’s current presses have a quality problem that causes variations in the shade of some colors. Its engineers suggest changing a key component in each press. The new component will cost $70 more than the old one. In the next year, however, Speed Print expects that with the new component it will
(1) save 14,000 hours of rework,
(2) save 850 hours of customer support,
(3) move 225 fewer loads,
(4) save 8,000 hours of warranty repairs, and
(5) sell an additional 140 printing presses, for a total contribution margin of $1,680,000. SpeedPrint believes that even as it improves quality, it will not be able to save any of the fixed costs of rework or repair. SpeedPrint uses a 1-year time horizon for this decision because it plans to introduce a new press at the end of the year.
1. Should SpeedPrint change to the new component? Show your calculations.
2. Suppose the estimate of 140 additional printing presses sold is uncertain. What is the minimum number of additional printing presses that SpeedPrint needs to sell to justify adopting the new component?
3. What other factors should managers at SpeedPrint consider when making their decision about changing to a new component?

Inattentive Driving. While cutting class and driving off campus to check on her new dress for the upcoming formal, Molly, a busy college student, is busy talking on her cell phone with her friend Sharon. Molly is trying to talk Sharon into going to the dance with her brother, who has a big crush on Sharon. Unfortunately for Molly, there is a statute in her state outlawing talking on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Molly crashes into the side of Sam's new convertible when she looks down to pick up a can of soda she just dropped onto her new jeans. A police officer just down the street comes over to investigate. Molly explains to him that it was difficult to hold the cell phone in one hand, the soda in the other, and also drive. The officer was not impressed. Around that time Sam comes along. He is furious regarding the significant dent in his new car. Molly says she has insurance and that she will cover the whole incident. Sam says that is insufficient. The officer is annoyed because it is his lunch break. He tells Molly that she must obey the law and proceeds to write several citations to her. Which of the following is true regarding Molly's predicament?
A. Public law only.
B. Private law only.
C. Public law, private law, civil law, and criminal law.
D. Criminal law and public law only.
E. Civil law and private law only.

On January 1, 2020, Stream Company acquired 30 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Q-Video, Inc., for $770,000. Q-Video manufactures specialty cables for computer monitors. On that date, Q-Video reported assets and liabilities with book values of $1.9 million and $700,000, respectively. A customer list compiled by Q-Video had an appraised value of $300,000, although it was not recorded on its books. The expected remaining life of the customer list was five years with straight-line amortization deemed appropriate. Any remaining excess cost was not identifiable with any particular asset and thus was considered goodwill. Q-Video generated net income of $250,000 in 2020 and a net loss of $100,000 in 2021. In each of these two years, Q-Video declared and paid a cash dividend of $15,000 to its stockholders. During 2020, Q-Video sold inventory that had an original cost of $100,000 to Stream for $160,000. Of this balance, $80,000 was resold to outsiders during 2020, and the remainder was sold during 2021. In 2021, Q-Video sold inventory to Stream for $175,000. This inventory had cost only $140,000. Stream resold $100,000 of the inventory during 2021 and the rest during 2022. For 2020 and then for 2021, compute the amount that Stream should report as income from its investment in Q-Video in its external financial statements under the equity method. (Enter your answers in whole dollars and not in millions. Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Amy and Brian were investigating the acquisition of a tax accounting business, Bottom Line Inc. (BLI). As part of their discussions with the sole shareholder of the corporation, Ernesto Young, they examined the company's tax accounting balance sheet. The relevant information is summarized as follows:


FMV Adjusted Basis Appreciation

  Cash $32,250 $32,250
  Receivables 18,600 18,600
  Building 136,000 68,000 68,000
  Land 269,250 89,750 179,500
Total $456,100 $208,600 $247,500
Payables $27,200 $27,200
  Mortgage* 135,750 135,750
Total $162,950 $162,950


Ernesto was asking for $408,000 for the company. His tax basis in the BLI stock was $150,000. Included in the sales price was an unrecognized customer list valued at $150,000. The unallocated portion of the purchase price ($68,000) will be recorded as goodwill. Required:
a. What amount of gain or loss does BLI recognize if the transaction is structured as a direct asset sale to Amy and Brian? What amount of corporate level tax does BLI pay as a result of the transaction, assuming a tax rate of 34 percent?
b. What amount of gain or loss does Ernesto recognize if the transaction is structured as a direct asset sale to Amy and Brian, and BLI distributes the after-tax proceeds (computed in question a) to Ernesto in liquidation of his stock?
c. What is the nature of tax benefits to Amy and Brian as a result of structuring the acquisition as a direct asset purchase?
d. What is the tax basis in the assets received by Amy and Brian?

Acker Inc. bought 40% of Howell Co. on January 1, 2020 for $576,000. The equity method of accounting was used. The book value and fair value of the net assets of Howell on that date were $1,440,000. Acker began supplying inventory to Howell as follows:

Year Cost to Acker Transfer Price Amount Held by Howell at Year-End
2020 $55,000 $75,000 $15,000
2021 $70,000 $110,000 $55,000

Howell reported net income of $100,000 in 2010 and $120,000 in 2011 while paying $40,000 in dividends each year. What is the amount of unrealized intra-entity inventory profit to be deferred on December 31, 2010?

A corporation wishes to determine the fixed portion of its maintenance expense (a semivariable expense), as measured against direct labor hours, for the first 3 months of the year. The inspection costs are fixed; the adjustments necessitated by errors found during inspection account for the variable portion of the maintenance costs. Information for the first quarter is as follows:

Direct Labor Hours Maintenance Expense
January 34,000 $610
February 31,000 $585
March 34,000 $610

Required:
What is the fixed portion of Jacob's maintenance expense, rounded to the nearest dollar?

a. $283
b. $327
c. $258
d. $541

The common stock of Eddie's Engines, Inc. sells for $18 a share. The stock is expected to pay $1.58 per share next month when the annual dividend is distributed. Eddie's has established a pattern of increasing their dividends by 2.8% annually and expects to continue doing so. What is the market rate of return on this stock

A company owns a 5-year old turret lathe that has a book value of $25,000. The present market value for the lathe is $16,000. The expected decline in market value is $2,000/year to a minimum market value of $4000. maintenance plus operating costs for the lathe equal $4,200/year. A new turret lathe can be purchased for $45,000 and will have an expected life of 8 years. The market value for the turret lathe is expected to equal $45,000(0.70)k at the end of year k. Annual maintenance and operating cost is expected to equal $1,600.

Based on a 12% before-tax MARR, should the old lathe be replaced now? Use an equivalent uniform annual cost comparison, a planning horizon of 7 years, and the cash flow approach.

How can we avoid water pollution​

Olympic Sports has two issues of debt outstanding. One is a 5% coupon bond with a face value of $33 million, a maturity of 10 years, and a yield to maturity of 6%. The coupons are paid annually. The other bond issue has a maturity of 15 years, with coupons also paid annually, and a coupon rate of 6%. The face value of the issue is $38 million, and the issue sells for 90% of par value. The firm's tax rate is 30%.

a. What is the before-tax cost of debt for Olympic? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What is Olympic's after-tax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Most interest-paying checking accounts exhibit characteristics of both checking and savings accounts. Specifically, they earn relatively high rates of interest, especially compared with regular savings accounts, and allow relatively limited check-writing privileges. They are available through depository and nondepository institutions, including commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, stock brokerage firms, mutual funds, and other financial services companies. What are some of the important characteristics of the following four major types of interest-paying checking accounts?

a. AMA: Asset Management Accounts
b. MMDA: Money Market Deposit Accounts
c. MMMF: Money Market Mutual Funds
d. NOW: Negotiable order of Withdrawal

Solve each of the following three problems, all of which involve borrowing money from a bank with an APR of 6.5% compounded annually. Look carefully at how the problems differ from one another, in spite of appearing similar. In your solutions, say a few words explaining how you can tell which is the appropriate formula to apply in each case.
a. Suppose that you borrow $1000 once per year, beginning today, and ending 10 years from now (so you borrow your last $1000 on the ten year anniversary of today’s date). How much will your total debt be at the end of the 10th year?b. Suppose that you borrow $10,000 today. You repay the loan over the course of ten years, making a payment every year on the anniversary of today’s date. The first payment will be one year from today, and the last payment will be ten years from today. How much should each payment be?c. Suppose that you borrow $10,000 today, and repay the loan all at once, on the ten year anniversary of today’s date. How much will you have to repay on that date?

During the first month (April 20--), the following transactions occurred.

a. Invested cash in business, $18,000.
b. Bought office supplies for $4,600: $2,000 in cash and $2,600 on account.
c. Paid one-year insurance premium, $1,200.
d. Earned revenues totaling $3,300: $1,300 in cash and $2,000 on account.
e. Paid cash on account to the company that supplied the office supplies in transaction (b), $2,300.
f. Paid office rent for the month, $750.
g. Withdrew cash for personal use, $100.

Required:
Show the effect of each transaction on the individual accounts.

For each of the following, compute the future value: (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Present Value Years Interest Rate Future Value $ 1,800 10 14 % $ 7,852 8 8 67,355 15 13 174,796 6 5

Use the following information to answer the questions:

Assets Liabilities and Equity
Cash 14,000 Accounts payable 17,000
Marketable securities 4,000 Notes payable 8,000
Accounts receivable 10,000 Current liabilities 25,000
Inventory 39,000 Long-term debt 80,000
Current assets 67,000 Total liabilities 105,000
Machines 42,000 Paid-in capital 30,000
Real estate 60,000 Retained earnings 34,000
Net fixed assets 102,000 Equity 64,000
Total assets 169,000 Total liab. & equity 169,000

Sales 330,000
Operating expenses 297,000
Depreciation 25,000
EBIT 8,000
Interest 5,000
Taxable income 3,000
Taxes 990
Net income 2010

There are 8,200 shares outstanding, each currently trading for $5.65.
Required:
a. What are earnings per share?
b. What is the book value per share?

The Cheyenne Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, has accumulated records of the total electrical costs of the hotel and the number of occupancy-days over the last year. An occupancy-day represents a room rented for one day. The hotel's business is highly seasonal, with peaks occurring during the ski season and in the summer.

Month Occupancy-Days Electrical Costs
January 1,736 $4,127
February 1,904 $4,207
March 2,356 $5,083
April 960 $2,857
May 360 $1,871
June 744 $2,696
July 2,108 $4,670
August 2,406 $5,148
September 840 $2,691
October 124 $1,588
November 720 $2,454
December 1,364 $3,529

Required:
a. Using the high-low method, estimate the fixed cost of electricity per month and the variable cost of electricity per occupancy-day.
b. What other factors other than occupancy-days are likely to affect the variation in electrical costs from month to month?

g Novak Corp. started the year with $73200 in its Common Stock account and a credit balance in Retained Earnings of $53700. During the year, the company earned net income of $58600, and declared and paid $24400 of dividends. In addition, the company sold additional common stock amounting to $34200. As a result, the balance in retained earnings at the end of the year would be

On October 31 of the current year, Bell Sports received a bank statement dated October 30. Information has been obtained from the bank statement and from the records of the business. Prepare a bank statement reconciliation. Use Oct. 31 of the current year as the date.

ReNew Corporation raises funds to build renewable energy systems by issuing 3-year bonds with a coupon rate of 6% and a face value of $1,600. Assume that the market interest rate for a 3-year bond issued by a firm like ReNew is currently the same as the coupon rate. The price of each of these bonds is____ , which means that the bonds sell at ___. Suppose that the market interest rate for bonds that are similar to the ReNew bond has increased to 7%. The price of the ReNew bond changes to____ , which means that it sells at ____. Suppose that instead of rising, the market rate decreases from 6% to 4%. The new price of the bond changes to ___, which means that the bond sells at ___.

Golden Eagle Company prepares monthly financial statements for its bank. The November 30 and December 31 adjusted trial balances include the following account information:

30-Nov 31-Dec
debit    credit debit credit
supplies $2,000 $3,500
prepaid Insurance $8,000 $6,000
salaries payable $11,000 $16,000
unearned revenue $3,000 $1,500

The following information also is known:
a. Purchases of supplies during December total $3,500.
b. Supplies on hand at the end of December equal $3,000.
c. No insurance payments are made in December.
d. Insurance cost is $1,500 per month.
e. November salaries payable of $10,000 were paid to employees in December. Additional salaries for December owed at the end of the year are $15,000. On November 1, a tenant paid Golden Eagle $3,000 in advance rent for the period November through January, and Deferred Revenue was credited for the entire amount.

Required:
Show the adjusting entries that were made for supplies, prepaid insurance, salaries payable, and unearned revenue on December 31.

Which of the statements is the best description of inflation? The prices of only consumer goods are increasing. The price of all goods and services have increased proportionately. The price of all goods and services in the economy are increasing. Real GDP is rising. An increase in the overall price level has occurred.

On January 1, Year 1, Chertco acquired a patent for $500,000 and, using the straight-line method, began amortizing it properly over its estimated useful life of 10 years. The asset has no residual value. At December 31, Year 4, a significant change in the business climate caused Chertco to assess the recoverability of the carrying amount of the patent. Chertco estimated that the undiscounted future net cash inflows from the patent would be $325,000 and that its fair value was $275,000. Accordingly, for the year ended December 31, Year 4, Chertco should recognize an impairment loss of :________.
a. $175,000
b. $50,000
c. $25,000
d. $0

It is estimated that the annual sales of an energy saving device will be 20,000 the first year and increase by 10,000 per year unitl 50,000 units are sold during the fourth year. Proposal A is to purchase manufacturing equipment costing $120,000 with an estimated salvage value of $15,000 at the end of 4 years.Proposal B is to purchase equipment costing $280,000 with an estimated salvage value of $32,000 at the end of 4 years. The variable manufacturing cost per unit under proposal A is estimated to be $8,00, but is estimated to be only $2.60 under proposal B. If the interest rate is 9%, which proposal should be accepted for a 4-year production horizon?

Consider an economy in which money does not exist, so that agents rely on barter to carry out transactions. When the economy was small, barter seemed sufficient. However, the economy has now begun to grow. If people in this economy trade five goods, the price tag of each good must list____prices, and the economy requires____prices for people to carry out transactions. Suppose that the number of goods people trade increases to 17. Then the price tag of each good must list____prices, and the number of prices that the economy requires increases to____.
Now suppose that our economy has a money. The government now issues a national currency and there is no longer any barter. In this economy, money and currency are not the same because:____.
1. The fact that the government issues currency means that the currency will be accepted as money by all agents.
2. The fact that the currency is backed by the government means that it will never lose value and will remain a perfect unit of account.
3. Just because the government issues currency does not mean that the currency will be accepted as money, since it must be used as a medium of exchange, store of value and standard of value.
4. Just because the government issues currency does not mean that the currency will be accepted as money, and buyers and sellers still need barter to ensure that money does not lose its value.
Suppose now that our economy is suffering from rapid, ongoing increases in the cost of living. Which characteristic of money is directly negatively impacted in that economy?
1.Medium of exchange.
2.Double coincidence of wants.
3.Store of value.
4.Unit of account.

Stephenson Company's computer system recently crashed, erasing much of the company's financial data. The following accounting information was discovered soon afterwards on the CFO's back-up computer data.

Cost of Goods Sold $400,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Beginning 35,000
Work-in-Process Inventory, Ending 46,000
Selling and Administrative Expense 59,000
Finished Goods Inventory, Ending 18,000
Direct Materials Purchased $194,900
Factory Overhead Applied $125,600
Operating Income $25,000
Direct Materials Inventory, Ending $6,800
Cost of Goods Manufactured $380,900
Direct Labor $62,700

The CFO of Stephenson Company has asked you to recalculate the following accounts and report to him by week's end. What should be the amount of direct materials available for use?

Yard Tools manufactures lawnmowers, weed-trimmers, and chainsaws. Its sales mix and unit contribution margin are as follows.


Sales Mix

Unit Contribution
Margin

Lawnmowers 20 % $30
Weed-trimmers 50 % $20
Chainsaws 30 % $40

Yard Tools has fixed costs of $4,200,000.

Compute the number of units of each product that Yard Tools must sell in order to break even under this product mix. (Use Weighted-Average Contribution Margin Ratio rounded to 2 decimal places e.g. 0.25 and round final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.)

Lawnmowers


units
Weed-trimmers


units
Chainsaws


units

sally borrowed $1000 from her friend monique two years ago. their arrangement required sally to repay $250 each year for the subsequent four years. Today with two paymewnts remaining on the loan, Sally offers to repay the loan with a single payment of $475. Assuming no change in interest rates throughout the entire time, should monique accept the signle $475 payment today, why or why not

For each of the following scenarios, please decide whether there will be an increase, decrease, or no change in aggregate demand.

a. The United States government decides to increase the federal tax rate by 4% for all earners.
b. The Federal Reserve, the agency charged with regulating banking and monetary policy in the United States, decides to increase the amount of money available in the economy.
c. The newest release of the Consumer Confidence Index shows a steady increase in consumer confidence about the economy.
d. A manufacturing boom during the late 1990s has created an oversupply of tractors, a necessary implement in agricultural production.

. The equality of MR and MC is essential for profit maximization in all market structures because if multiple choice 1 MR and MC are equal, economic profits will be zero. MR is less than MC, producing more will increase profits. MR and MC are equal, any other output level will result in reduced profits. MR is greater than MC, producing more will lower profits.

Last year Viera Corp had $155,000 of assets, $305,000 of sales, $20,000 of net income, and a debt-to-total-capital ratio of 37.5%. The new CFO believes a new computer program will enable it to reduce costs and thus raise net income to $33,000. Assets, total invested capital, sales, and the debt to capital ratio would not be effected. By how much would the cost reduction improve the ROE?